Ellen Ochoa
American - ( NASA)
Retired
Date of Birth: May 10, 1958
Age: 65
Ellen Ochoa is an American engineer, former astronaut and the current Director of the Johnson Space Center. Ochoa became director of the center upon the retirement of the previous director, Michael Coats, on December 31, 2012. In 1993 Ochoa became the first Hispanic woman in the world to go to space when she served on a nine-day mission aboard the shuttle Discovery.
Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-56
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | USAKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
April 8, 1993, 5:29 a.m.
Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-66
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | USAKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Nov. 3, 1994, 4:59 p.m.
Status: Success
Mission:
STS-66 was a Space Shuttle program mission that was flown by the Space Shuttle Atlantis. STS-66 launched on 3 November 1994 at 11:59:43.060 am EDT from Launch Pad 39-B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Atlantis landed at Edwards Air Force Base on 14 November 1994 at 10:33:45 am EST.
Low Earth OrbitSpace Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-96
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | USAKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
May 27, 1999, 10:49 a.m.
Status: Success
Mission:
STS-96 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Discovery, and the first shuttle flight to dock with the International Space Station. The shuttle carried the Spacehab module in the payload, filled with cargo for station outfitting. STS-96 launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 27 May 1999 at 06:49:42 AM EDT.
Low Earth OrbitSpace Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-110
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | USAKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
April 8, 2002, 8:44 p.m.
Status: Success
Mission:
STS-110 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on 8–19 April 2002 flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis. The main purpose was to install the S0 Truss segment, which forms the backbone of the truss structure on the station.
Low Earth Orbit
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 2-10
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Chollima 1
Malligyong-1
Malligyong-1 Pad - Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of KoreaMalligyong-1 (meaning "Telescope-1") is a North Korean satellite officially declared to be for military reconnaissance purposes. It failed to reach o…
Long March 2
Shenzhou 16
Launch Area 4 (SLS-1 / 921) - Jiuquan, People's Republic of ChinaFifth crewed flight to the Chinese space station.
GSLV Mk II
IRNSS-1J (NVS-01)
Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad - Satish Dhawan Space Centre, IndiaThis is a replacement satellite for the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System. The constellation will provide India with an alternative to GPS …
Falcon 9
BADR-8
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USAGeostationary communications satellite built by Airbus Defense and Space and based on the Eurostar Neo platform for Arabsat.
